title: Parapharyngeal meningioma extending from the intracranial space evaluated by FDG PET.
abstract: We report a rare case of parapharyngeal meningioma extending from the intracranial space evaluated by PET with [18F]-2-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Although the parapharyngeal meningioma had a high rate of glucose metabolism, it was proved to be pathohistologically benign. The high rate of glucose metabolism of the tumor reflected tumor aggressiveness well because the tumor grew in a relatively short time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kado
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okudera
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatazawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uemura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18